256.44 DOES seem to partially fix this issue on my VPCF115FM which was affected by this (Now X works with the nvidia driver). However, now when I switch to the TTY the display gives me complete garbage (varying shades of white)
Distro: Arch Linux
Kernel: 2.6.34-ARCH , 64 bit

But to be clear, like g2g591, I still can't view any VTs (ctrl+alt+f1 through f6) after loading X, my screen just turns off, goes blank whenever I switch. Fortunately, nothing crashes and hitting ctrl+alt+f7 gets me back to my desktop safely.

I attached my bug report too, in case any of the developers are curious about the TTY switch bug.

256.44 DOES seem to partially fix this issue on my VPCF115FM which was affected by this (Now X works with the nvidia driver). However, now when I switch to the TTY the display gives me complete garbage (varying shades of white)
Distro: Arch Linux
Kernel: 2.6.34-ARCH , 64 bit

I'm not sure if it fixes the tty issue or not since I had already found a workaround for that. To do that I basically started using the uvesafb driver. If you are using Ubuntu 10.04 you can look for tutorials for fixing the Plymouth boot screens when using NVidia drivers.

Also, the resolution that you set uvesafb to isn't likely to be the native resolution of your LCD if it is non-standard. The native resolution of my laptop is 1366x768 but I had to use 1360x768 in order to get uvesafb to work.

Hi the most recent nvidia-256 series don't need EDID in my vpccw2s1e however the nvidia-260 completelly freeze my cmoputer(compiled or from ubuntu-x-swat repo).

When I install nvidia-bl it works.but I can't control it properly. When AC adapter is not plugged the backlight flickers and shuts down all the time so I can't see anything all the time. I need help on the config. Can someone give me a light?

Hi the most recent nvidia-256 series don't need EDID in my vpccw2s1e however the nvidia-260 completelly freeze my cmoputer(compiled or from ubuntu-x-swat repo).

When I install nvidia-bl it works.but I can't control it properly. When AC adapter is not plugged the backlight flickers and shuts down all the time so I can't see anything all the time. I need help on the config. Can someone give me a light?

I have the Sony VPCCW17FX laptop. I run Ubuntu 10.04 and have to use the edid hack to make my NVIDIA drivers work. I am running the 260 driver from the x-swat updates. It has the g210m chip in it. Has anyone tested this, or any similar laptops with the new Ubuntu 10.10 beta/release candidates and had any success? I would like to upgrade my laptop but I don't want to go ahead with it if it's going to be a problem to get the Nvidia drivers working.